Are you the guy with the ex dairy tank? I could do with one of those but the BIAB bag might be a bit hard to hoist
Temp Control During Fermentation - Please Help A Newbie
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Are you the guy with the ex dairy tank? I could do with one of those but the BIAB bag might be a bit hard to hoist
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Thanks everyone for you great advice and ideas.
Last week I thought I had come up with a perfect solution to my problem by using a fish tank heater but unfortunately to my surprise the fish tank heater glass broke when I filled up the container with luke warm water so I had to go back to the drawing board.
I have been thinking and thinking about the best/cheap was to control the temperature of my beer the entire week, and of course I have been thinking alot about drinking my beer to.
I jumped onto ebay for one last chance to see if I could score a cheap fridge, and guess what, I DID, check it out: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Fridge_W0QQitemZ320...bayphotohosting
So I recon I am going down the route of working fridge/tempmate, I really hope all this extra money will improve my beer as much as I am expecting.
Now all I have to do is figure our how to get the fridge back to my house, I only live 5km from this guy but I only have a sedan and of course I have to explain this to my wife.
I will update this post with pics once I have my setup complete.
Thanks again.
Last week I thought I had come up with a perfect solution to my problem by using a fish tank heater but unfortunately to my surprise the fish tank heater glass broke when I filled up the container with luke warm water so I had to go back to the drawing board.
I have been thinking and thinking about the best/cheap was to control the temperature of my beer the entire week, and of course I have been thinking alot about drinking my beer to.
I jumped onto ebay for one last chance to see if I could score a cheap fridge, and guess what, I DID, check it out: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Fridge_W0QQitemZ320...bayphotohosting
So I recon I am going down the route of working fridge/tempmate, I really hope all this extra money will improve my beer as much as I am expecting.
Now all I have to do is figure our how to get the fridge back to my house, I only live 5km from this guy but I only have a sedan and of course I have to explain this to my wife.
I will update this post with pics once I have my setup complete.
Thanks again.
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Ok, I got my fridge which can hold 2 fermentors and all is now good in the world, well almost.
Here's the thing, the temp in the fridge is between 15 and 16 degrees and I want to get it up to 18-20 because I use the Coopers kit with the Coopers kit yeast.
Eventually I will get a fridgemate and hook it all up but for now I want to get a low voltage light that will generate just enough heat to keep it at my desired temperature.
I would like to hear from others what they have done to resolve this issue.
At the moment I am using 2 hotwater bottles but this just seems like to much work and a constant reminder of my gorgeous beer.
If you have any recommendations for me please include a link or a picture so I can get a visual understanding.
As always, thanks for your great advice.
Shaun
Here's the thing, the temp in the fridge is between 15 and 16 degrees and I want to get it up to 18-20 because I use the Coopers kit with the Coopers kit yeast.
Eventually I will get a fridgemate and hook it all up but for now I want to get a low voltage light that will generate just enough heat to keep it at my desired temperature.
I would like to hear from others what they have done to resolve this issue.
At the moment I am using 2 hotwater bottles but this just seems like to much work and a constant reminder of my gorgeous beer.
If you have any recommendations for me please include a link or a picture so I can get a visual understanding.
As always, thanks for your great advice.
Shaun
